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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-27

The Illinois house has passed a bill ap.
propriating $50, 900 for the erection OF .
monument to Gen. Logan at Chicago.
At Vincennes, Ind, the boiler in a saw
mill owned by Jackson Norris exploded
Norris. his two sons and William Macfee
were killed.
The following postmasters were confirm.
ed: NJ. Sullivan, Marshall, Mimi; J j French,
Sparta, Wis; r. McGregor, River Falls,
Wis; j. Zillier, Sheboygan, Wis; S. l..
Harvey, Centrevi]le, Iowa; F. V. Motto,
Odebolt, Iowa; G. w. Allen, Sturgeon Bay,
Wis; G: W. Carleton, Deer Lodge. Mont;
G. G. Mcnamara, Port Townsend, Mont:
NJ. G. Briggs, Dodgeville, Iowa; r. A. Peck,
Iowa.
The sale under the direction OF the exc.
cutors OF the late Samuel J. Tilden of his
horses, carriages, harness, cattle, poultry,
cts, began at the American horse exchange
N. Y. There was large attendance of his
friends and dealers in stock. A lot of Jer.
sey cattle sold at $500 to 1925. A St.
Bernard bitch sold for sag, a Victoria Tor
$3.50 and Il landaulet for $500. Good prices
were realized on most of the stock. The
aggregate was about $4,000
Senator Colquitt of Georgia. in speaking
OF Gen. Logan the other day, said: I'VE
Southern men all liked Logan. We knew
where to find him. He was hard hitter
and a hard fighter, but If he gave you his
hand he meant it. There was no hypocrisy
about him, pretending to be friend and
then using every means possible to stab
you behind your back"
William F. Mead, aged twenty seven
years, was murdered in cold blood at
White Plains. N. Y, shot through the
head while standing on the stoop OF his
fathers store. Two men were seen
running away from the store Immediately
The police started after the fugitives, who
turned and ran back to the village and
hid theselves under the large stone bridge
which spans the Croix river, but being
found they fred several shots at the Of
fcers, and when about to be taken shot
themselves and both are now dead.
At a banquet OF travelling men OF St..
Paul, President Maxfeld, when called up.
on, created a furore by referring briefly to
Gov. McGill and Mayor Ames and then
formally introducing them. The late op-
posing candidates, who sat to the right
and LETT of the presiding officer, arose and
shook hands amid tho cheers of the ban.
queters. 1t was said that it was the first
time that they had been formally intro
The diocesan convention at Cincinnati
elected Rev. DR.. w. r. Huntington, recto,
OF Grace church, New York, assistant bish.
op: His acceptance is doubtful, az the
salary IL lower than his present one. Dr..
HUNTINGTON, however, declined.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-27

OF IN unjust pupIxRe. ThsrelSIions OF HinnS-
sofa to these communities are Of tho most init
mote character and will continue to be 20. The
empire OF the Northwest was founded here, and.
will make it tho duty and interest OF every olti.
zen OF this state to labor for its a9grandizemeut
l esteem 1t - one Of tho greatest privileges of
degree. can assist In the development OF that
vast region Of which Minnesota II COW the most
powerful component.
BepoatinR, gentlemen, my thanks for tho
honor which You have conferred upon me, /
pledge my best endeavofs to prove mvsslf
worthy of the esteem which the gift Of such xp
honor implies.
The Joint session then adjourned, while
personal friends crowded around the new
him great success
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-27

great force ana power were in readiness
Tor the touch Of the match.
Twenty thousand Roman candles had
been distributed among the two armies
So perfectly had all arrangements been
made, and so efficient was the drill of the
| companies that there was no confusion or
delay in disposing of the forces in their
proper position. When all was ready the
signal was given, and mortar within
the castle discharged a bomb high in the
mir with tremendous force and with q
loud explosion. In an instant the air was
filled with ten thousand globes of fire all
sizes and colors. Bomb after bomb was
discharged, the explosions sounding
rapidly did they occur Thee sky
was luril with the reflection of the
beautiful fiery missiles, and in few mo-
| ments dense smoke almost completely
hid the warning armies from sight. For
fifteen minutes this warfare was continued
me sight was grand one. The
golden shower OF sparks from the bombs,
and the many colored lights from the Ro-
man candles, fire puffs and other pieces
made the scene impressive and beautiful
beyond description. The sides OF the tower
| belched forth flame and fiery stars andballs
! and coored lights burned on the battle
ments with fierce luridness. Enhancing to
the eye ana ueaienlnS to the ear the scene was
! one that none OF the $4,000 people that
| witnessed it will ever forget. The ammu.
! milton Of the invading army was exhausted
| long before the gallant defenders
| inside the palace walls were
willing to end the fray, and az
| the foe reiterated from their positions the
last bomb exploded with q defiant crash,
! showering sparks down on the heads OF
the vanquished army.
After the defeat of the Fire Kings army,
an ar'nistice for one week was declared. and
the united forces OF the two mighty kings
were marshaled into line by Capt Bean.
So perfect was the discipline that no
bitches or delays occurred. The various
organizations dropped into line without
confusion, and soon the whole was moving
out OF tho palace grounds and down Robert
| street 9, 1000 strong.
The Palace will be stormed again on
Thursday night 9th inst, and tho ar.
senesmsnt 70 tyr = surrender Ct King
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02
Burchard and Biography.


This is not biography-it is mendacity,
sonably estimated" that DIR. Burchard's
remark changed several thousand"
votes. This has sometimes been reck-
but not only without reason, but against
plain probability and the showing of the
accessible evidence.
The ministers meeting was held on
"Wednesday, Oct. %, at the Fifth-Avenue
Hotel. Between that time and election
day, Tuesday, Nov. 4. it is true that the
Democrats made much Use of the ia
nous ALTERATION to disgust the Roman
Catholic voters with Mr.. Blaine. But,
in the first place, the remark was not
made by Mr. Blaine; and, secondly. he
promptly repudiated il. and declared
that he was incapable of ''disrespectful
allusion to that ancient faith in which
my his revered mother lived and died.
The alliterat ton travelled fast and far,
but it was everywhere overtaken by Mr..
Blaine's disclaimer, and five days time
was ample for the repair of all possible
political damage accruing from the in
cident. But above all it is to- be remem
bered that the influences which swept
the Roman Catholic vote over to Mr.
Blaine i'm 1884 were not of a kind to liz
checked or thwarted by three chance
words spoken by an irresponsible Pres
byterian clergyman. Those influences
We're too potent, too skillfully welded
and altogether too irresistible To make
any such miraculous undOing of ''ths
work of months either possible or con
| ceivable. We do not believe that DIR
Burchard's ALTERATION cost Mr.. Blain.
one hundred votes in this State.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02

Those who want to know something
about the daily life of a Democratic states
man should procure copy of the inven-
tory of the Tilden estate. This has been
finished, and when printed in catalogue
form Will Till $50 pages. Everything on
the farm and in the house is set down in
this interesting record. The contents of
the kitchen, anon; which were one wash
rag. dish rag, ,iozen dish towels and one
broken fire shovel, are recorded as
infinitely as those of the front hall, which
rejoiced in the possession of a hat stand,
an umbrella stand and one pair of old
Overshoes.
MIR. Tilden's personal wardrobe is
recorded in items, and it makes an inter-
esting catalogue. The aged statesman
was the proud poSsessor of 50 pair of
bifurcated undergarments and solitary
pair of suspenders, which the catalogue
describes old He owned "a linen
handkerchiefs and | of silk The cata-
logue mentions % pair of silk stockings
3 pair OF wooden and pair of old
socks. Mr.. Tilden believed in keeping
warm He owned overcoats-3 for
autumn and ? for winter-and a linen
buster in case of emergency. He had Z
undershirts, Is linen shirts and lovely
flannel shirt. The last was probably used
for yachting. Mr.. Tilden possessed 2 hats
of the breed commonly described as
''dicers." One was fair and one was
dark; both were tall and neither was
young. Mr.. Tilden had shoes, of
which was alone in the world and had
fallen into condition of innocuous desue-
tude. He also had l pair of canvas wa
terproof boOts.-New York Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02

for us, so we are not concerned in the
abnormal development of disease in
politics any more than in material bodies.
teal and realistic
We had hoped that the new movement
would secure cordial cooperation of
the better elements in both races which
are in favor of equality before the law
and order in city life-therefore We are
grieved that Hawkins should he defeat
ed. But let his friends remember that
| Gay is defeated also, and be convinced
/ that no treachery has been practiced by
those in whom trust was repOsed and
confidence expressed.
| The action of the citizens has brought
our municipal government hack to a
partisan basis with all its attendant evils,
pickering and heated feeling. IL this be
the result contemplated by those who
won at the last city convention, they
have certainly gained a victory which
will long be remembered in the annals
of Palatka
The law and order" movement, how
ever, which was heartily supported by tn.
PALATKA NEWS has already borne fruit
The Mayor has already acknowledge
that the city government is corrupt
that he bought his office at the election
that he manipulated the police force a
the bidding of those who are intereste,
in having it inefficient. And one of tn
Board of Aldermen has already covere,
back into the treasury money he ha'
drawn contrary to law. Against al
such methods and those who praC
tice them, anywhere and for any pun
pose, this paper will be arrayed in vic
tory or defeat. Success will not rela
our vigilance and defeat will never dir
courage us
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02
Life on the Texas BORDER

In the evenings the men love TO assem-
BILE and sing, their songs being amOrous
ditties or the more stirring patriotic airs
of Mexico These airs are sweet and
pleasant To listen To in the clear and
lovely nights, when everything seems so
peaceful and quiet. The men are far
from being demonstrarive in any way, and
n n class are remarkably temperate. they
are excellent wOodsnen and fair hunters
As may be supposed, they are very frugal
and not at all envious. Scarcely any Of
them are quick mOtioned- Calm, de
hberate and decent in all their every day
affairs, they form a peasantry worthy Of
commentator To an American they
appear slow; perhaps they are 80. but the
warm climate has good deal to do with
that. They are extremely hospitable, and
in periods of sickness very kind In re-
gard to diseases they are absolutely fear
less, especially as 10 smallpox going where
IL is known to exist without a moment s
hesitation, and seeming at times to really
court u chance To face that dreadful dis
ease. In consequence many of them are
pitted with pockmarks. which they are in
no way ashamed of. They have not
much knowledge Of medicine, and some
of their remedies are quaint enough-as
boiled mesquite bark for fevers and pull
velrized eggshells for ague. They have
great faith in charms and amulets, as well
as the healing power of laying on Of
hands Mex Cor. Chicago
Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02

been plainly Challenged and album
dainty disproved? The Tampa jour
nal manfully made its attack in open
day; how about the stabs in
the dark inflicted by the Herald
and Times Unsoays And there has
been, as get, no attempt to refate
the charges of the Journal, although
they have been widely circulated.
But the most telling blows have been
aimed at Bloxham from sources no man
dare discredit, and they are hurtful sim
ply because they are only a plain
statement of indispatdbie facts
The State Commission, appointed
under direction of the last Legislature.
was composed of Messrs. Daniel, Brad
ford and Davidson These gentlemen
carry weight. and the facts presented by
them injured Bloxham. Was this a
..venomous attack" 1t was simply a
presentment under the law. and if facts
hurt it cannot be helped:
There is another charge which has in
jured Bloxham's chances. Ii has beer
with Jones of the Times Union which
would affect the distribution of the pat
ronage in case Bloxham was elected
Senator. Was this '.venomous at
tack?" 1t was made by Bloxham'
trusted friend and chosen champion, AM
Jones dare not deny has ,rOrds.
How then can Drew BIZ held RESPONSE
BILE? and who can charge that Perry o
his friends have been provoked, even b.
the foulest attacks, tn make a retort il
i lind,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02

Ii is only by the invincible logic of cir
cumstances that III. r. Teasdale finds
himself the leader of the opposition
which seeks the INJURY of the city with
whose best interests he is thoroughly
identified. which seeks the elevation of
his natural enemies and insures the hu-
initiation of his friends and associates.
We append the following letter, re-
ceived yesterday from a gentleman who
is held in high honor and wields wide in
fiuence both North and South. He is
really and truly a lifelong Republican"
as well as an ardent advocate of law and
order. And we commend his views To
the careful consideration of those
Republicans who vote for principle and
are thoughtful for the future of the COM
munity in which their lots are cast.
Higher than partisan success or failure,
and broader than party policy lies the
plane whereon THE PALATKA NEWS
moves and thinks. Therefore. we value
such expressions of approval and correct
appreciation of our position, as are EN-
bodied in the following:
'.EPRH I 1887.
Editor of the Palatka News:
DEAR SIR-Permit a Northern man
and Republican to thank you, and that
heartily. for your editorial of this date
The Parties iR PdIdtka.' IL is the
fairest statement of the condition of
things, not only in Palatka, but in many
portions of the South, | have yet seen
in a Southern paper, and l wish it could
be circulated extensively at the North.
where the South Is very much misunder-
stood In nearly all the Northern States
the liquor element controls largely the
! Democratic party, while the Republicans
are for temperance, high license or pro-
hibition. Ii is quite the reverse in the
South. Here the Republican party is
'bossed by the Whisky Ring, and,
though have never yet been ashamed
to be known as a Republican, | am GER
tainly ashamed of the leaders of the Re
publican party here-the bosses-and,
being utterly opposed to rum and row.
| dyism, / can not sustain the Republican
ticket which the Whisky Ring has put
up in Palatka; to -ote for that ticket
would be- to uphold liquor and lawless-
! ness.
"A LIFELONG REPUBLICAN,. AND NJ
| MUGwUMP'
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02
Churchill to the Rescue.


Last winter England had her historic
opportunity to settle this Irish question.
If Gladstone's two bills were impracti-
cable they could have been modified.
Although he was too obstinate to yield
and for that reason incurs his share of
responsibility for the present unfortu-
nate state of affairs-there Were wise
statesmen enough to find a way out of the
difficulty and give Ireland some small
measure of comfort and hope. But party
wrangling took the place of statesman
ship. The members of Parliament fought
among themselves for leadership and
party influence. and in the meantime
Ireland fell back to despair and despera-
ton. She is not at this moment far
from civil war. 1t needs but another
straw O. break the camels back, and
then the sound of Inusketry will he
heard, and bullets will bring the peace
which simple justice would have brought
long ago.
Lord Randolph Churchill will perhaps
come to the forefront and solve the prob
lem. He has the courage of his convic-
tions and the daring to throw aside all
past predictions and face the facts of to-
day. He has the intrepiditv which does
not hesitate because there are no obsta-
cles in the way. and the insight which
sees at a glance that the man who set
ties the Irish question and settles il right
settles it forever. Justice or civil war
these appear to be the only alternatives
at the present moment.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02

The labor situation in New Orleans is
peculiar. The laborers in the cotton
yards are divided between two or
carnations, the Old Council and the
New Council, which wage bitter war on
each other. Each insists that the
members of the other Council
shall not be employed by the cot
ton factors. The consequence lis a
complete suspension of business. There
y no complaint against the employers;
no demand for higher wages or shorter
hours. 1t is merely quarrel among the
hborers themselves to which the EN-
ployers are not n party. Yet business
is almost entirely stopped and the trade
Of New Orleans is injured by the sus-
pension. Pensacola has had the same
trouble. The cotton factors have
resolved upon the only course
open to them-to break up these
labor organizations if they can.
They have determined to discharge
every employee who does not immedi-
ately withdraw from any labor organi-
ration to which he may belong. This
may result in a struggle in which the
two Councils, if their animosities are not
too great, may unite against the employ
ers, but it is the only course open to the
lnStar
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02

The friends of the negro have claimed
that a residence of a century in a civil
lied land had made him worthy of citi-
zenship, and gifted him with the under
standing necessary to the right use of the
ballot. His detractors have opposed
these conclusions and contended that he
was disqualified for the exercise of such
high duties by reasons of his race, his
mental development and previous condi-
ton. When he sells his rote he confutes
the claims of his friends, and declares
himself unworthy of the citizenship
thrust upon him for support and protec-
ton
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02
g-lAkE HELEN IS FIVE MILES FROM pelAKD.
An Absurd BOycOtt,

w. X. Vanderbilt and his family are
probably to be made the victims of a
novel boycott. The sailors on the Alva,
Mr.. Vanderbilt's steam yacht, have or
gained themselves into an assembly
of the Knights Of Labor, and have struck.
Their action was caused by their being
compelled to polish the brass ornaments
on the yacht. They have notified Mr..
Vanderbilt that he must remove all the
brass from his yacht, and that if their
demand is not granted a general boy
colt will be placed on the Vanderbilt
family 1t is not likely that the demand
will be granted. OF all the absurd
things the knights of Labor have done
this il tue most absurd.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02

When a complete, history Of the exPe-
riences Of the Coronet and the Dauntless
has been written, a remarkable story of
thrilling adventure, heroic endurance
and brilliant seamanship will certainly
be added to the literature Of the sra
The racers not only contended with each
other for glory and prize. but they con-
tended with the furious elements for
their very lives The Coronet's story of
the perils she encountered was fearful
enough, but that of the Dauntless is even
worse. 1t il evident that a craft lens
stanch or less skillfully handled must
nave been borne to the bottom by the
hurricane. The Dauntless is a smaller
boat than her victorious rival, and would
necessarily suffer more severely in such
weather. but her stanchness had been
proven by many AN encounter with the
rough ocean Her trials this time give
to her fame even greater lustp-. She is
a noble craft.
A study of the route takea by the
yachts shows that their skipHers fully
| appreciated the fact that they were en-
| gaging in a race Even when the storm
ragged in its mightiest fury they did not
lose sight of the STAGES. III the COrohet
had sailed i'm direct line from the Sandy
Hook Lightship to the finish off Roche's
Point, she would have gone. including
the distance from Owls Head, Just ? .sgl
miles. She did go 2 1884 miles. Consid-
| ering the revolving nature of the storm
winds that prevailed from first to last,
| which required her, once at least
to abandon her course entirely. this was
simply wonderful. She made no at
tempt to escape the dangers of the ice
fields but from March 10 until sunset on
March 10 she sped her way through the
lower part of the dangerous route. Fol
nearly 200 miles she was exposed to the
ing ice. Probably the most doleful ex
perience of all was the run of March -
when the winning boat, after plungins
all day through a terrific swell sea, tn
strain of which on a small vessel mus
have caused the utmost anxiety, foun,
| that she had advanced hardly more thar
a mile and a half an hour. The run Oh
the last two days. however, was mag
niticent.
As a result of this race we shall prob
ably hear less of the oft-repeated British
charge that American yachts are bull
for duck-pOnds. If the waters about tn,
British Empire contain a vessel esteeme,
to be more buoyant. stiff and weatherly
than the Coronet, Mr.. Bush will prob
ably be able to find rare prize which
shares with him a contrary opinion Tn
COrOnet has endured too much to justif,
her coming home without showing he
heels to any rash craft which aspires I.
dispute her supremacy.
But, by the way, it is safe to asser,
that the next ocean yacht race Will oc-
cur in some other month than bOisterou
| March,